as in disassembled
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantled
In 1991, the government dismantled the protectionist economic policies of its socialist past, cracking open the nation to the world.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Other cabins already had been dismantled.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Edison high-rise in downtown Milwaukee has been paused, with the site's crane now being dismantled.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The damage at Goddard is already being felt in lost expertise, dismantled facilities and the quiet unraveling of the center's safety infrastructure.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Now, one week ahead of a landmark Supreme Court hearing that could lead to Trump’s IEEPA tariffs being altogether dismantled, a bipartisan collective of Senate lawmakers is preparing to force another vote—this time, taking on the tariffs imposed on Canada.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
This past Sunday, the reigning AFC champions dismantled the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders 31-0.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But this freedom evaded Russia because the Soviet system was never fully dismantled.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Though the rookie showed promise in his first NBA action, the Celtics were dominated on the glass, dismantled in transition and thumped on both ends of the court throughout a destructive second quarter.
—Jay King, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantled
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The 707 was disassembled and towed to the library site.—
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Over nine months, the chapel's 30 tons of stone and 18,000 French terra-cotta roof tiles were carefully disassembled, labeled and shipped to Milwaukee.—
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As Werenski noted after the game, they get disconnected in games like these.—
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Parents who are disconnected from the labor market may not spend additional income in the same ways — or to the same effect — as working parents.—
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At one point, the actress became hyper-focused on social media posts after feeling detached from the group.—
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In an era defined by economic uncertainty, rising living costs, and a workforce increasingly detached from traditional career paths, Ben Hur’s perspective encourages a different way of thinking about how markets might be used.—
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As the amputee bled out, he was filmed expressing his continual and clear agreement to being killed and dismembered.—
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She was dismembered, de-fleshed, and even beheaded before being burned.—
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
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Iran’s opposition is weak, divided, largely in exile.—
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But our fragmented media landscape and the dominance of social media have left us polarized and divided.—
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The earthquake struck at a depth of just 2 miles, with its epicenter approximately 6 miles northwest of Blue Diamond.—
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One Alvarado police officer was struck in the neck during the attack.—
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“Dismantled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantled. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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